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4000 in the Abrams. I thought the Leo2 had the same.
110%. It is an emergency evacuation shelter, and mainly as a rear egress route.
It wasn’t intended as an IFV. Furthermore the space only really existed because when the IDF looked at crew losses, the majority where from engine fires - so they put the engine up front to also provide protection to the crew (rounds need to into it first) and the rear was designed to allow the crew to exit the vehicle. When they realized they had more room, it was then setup to accommodate being able to shelter a lost crew from another tank. The entire IFV aspect is a myth that has been popularized from folks not understanding the concept.
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It’s 4000 in the Leo, but that’s for both and I believe the bin itself is only 4 belts but I could t find details and am probably wrong.
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I’ve admittedly never dug into that deep.
When I was in Fallujah a MARSOC team had some twin 240 setups on Hummers with a ginormous ammo bin on both sides (running a left and right fed gun) when I asked them how much it had and where they got it - they said it was the hopper bins from an Abrams and each held 4000 rounds, so I accepted that as gospel.
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One Weapon, Two Roles: New System Adds Drone Control to the Rifle
LADRS uses a 250-gram rifle-mounted interface to control drones through weapon orientation, laser designation, and integrated buttons.
nextgendefense.com
"LADRS uses a 250-gram rifle-mounted interface to control drones through weapon orientation, laser designation, and integrated buttons."
"Frontline troops may now be able to pilot drones without reaching for a handheld controller, thanks to a rifle-mounted system developed by US firm Pyrrhus Aeronautics.
"Called the Laser Aiming & Drone Remote System (LADRS), the 250-gram (0.55-pound) device replaces tablets and joysticks by turning a soldier’s rifle into the drone’s control interface.
"Instead of lowering the weapon to operate a separate controller, troops can aim the rifle toward a target or area of interest, using the weapon’s orientation, laser designator, and integrated button controls to point, designate, and execute drone missions."
Pyrrhus Aeronautics
PYRRHUS builds LADRS - a joystick-free drone control system that lets warfighters operate unmanned aerial systems without breaking weapon readiness.
pyrrhusaero.com
This is not the CUAS system. This is a UAS control system.
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One Weapon, Two Roles: New System Adds Drone Control to the Rifle
LADRS uses a 250-gram rifle-mounted interface to control drones through weapon orientation, laser designation, and integrated buttons.
"LADRS uses a 250-gram rifle-mounted interface to control drones through weapon orientation, laser designation, and integrated buttons."
"Frontline troops may now be able to pilot drones without reaching for a handheld controller, thanks to a rifle-mounted system developed by US firm Pyrrhus Aeronautics.
"Called the Laser Aiming & Drone Remote System (LADRS), the 250-gram (0.55-pound) device replaces tablets and joysticks by turning a soldier’s rifle into the drone’s control interface.
"Instead of lowering the weapon to operate a separate controller, troops can aim the rifle toward a target or area of interest, using the weapon’s orientation, laser designator, and integrated button controls to point, designate, and execute drone missions."
Pyrrhus Aeronautics
PYRRHUS builds LADRS - a joystick-free drone control system that lets warfighters operate unmanned aerial systems without breaking weapon readiness.
This is not the CUAS system. This is a UAS control system.
I think the obvious downside of this system is both needing line of sight and potentially exposing the user, even if momentarily.
